Chapter 192
Gallagher paused before opening the door that isolated those infected with the Virus.
Due to various factors, Leichakan was notoriously backward and could not provide any more advanced or protective suits than those worn by the teams dispatched by Military Districts and Military Academies from other planets that came to support them.
Those imprisoned inside are all Virus- infected individuals classified as dangerous by Leichakan at various levels.
Everyone who enters this door is equipped with the best protective gear they can wear: Combat Suits or protective suits they brought from their respective planets.
Seeing Gallagher's actions, Qin Su guessed what Gallagher wanted to say. To save time, he naturally put on his Visual Helmet as he gave instructions to the students of the Fourth Military Academy: "Within five seconds, everyone in the Fourth Military Academy, put on your helmets."
During the time he had been observing the injection targets, he had tried to get a rough understanding of everything he knew about the Leichakan Virus.
Before each entry into Leichakan, the men would 'put on their Combat Suit and protective suits properly'.
"Yes."
In other places, regardless of what they thought of Qin Su, everyone moved and spoke in perfect unison in order to demonstrate the strict discipline of the Fourth Military Academy.
The students and soldiers of Leichakan on both sides of the Fourth Military Academy's ranks swallowed hard.
Not to mention the people from the Fourth Military Academy, when they heard Qin Su's cold and stern commanding tone, they all unconsciously tensed up and raised their hands to touch the Visual Helmets they were already wearing.
Before Gallagher could turn around, he heard Qin Su clearly and simply express what he wanted to say to the people from the Fourth Military Academy. He was surprised that Qin Su even knew such a small matter. Then he turned around and saw that everyone had activated their Combat Suits and used their privileges to open the door.
The gate seemed to separate two worlds. As the metal door swung upwards rapidly, cries of pain and screams instantly reached the ears of the Fourth Military Academy students, sending chills down the spines of some of them.
"Please."
Gallagher, acting as the guide, stood to the side and slightly in front of Qin Su, raised his hand in a gesture, and began to walk after Qin Su took a step, always maintaining his position to the side and slightly in front of Qin Su.
Take me to the Level 4 Danger Zone.
Although he already knew the layout of the building used to detain the Virus- infected people through Electronic Eye, Qin Su still informed Gallagher as he strode toward his destination.
The box contains enough Vaccines to inoculate the soldiers currently in the Level 4 Danger Zone, with some left over for emergencies.
During the period of Virus infection, Leichakan, through observation, realized that soldiers bitten or scratched by infected individuals would become completely "Living Dead" within two hours, turning into new walking Virus carriers.
In the absence of Vaccine, Leichakan categorized all infected individuals into four risk levels based on the time of infection.
The Level 4 Danger Zone is the detention area for infected individuals who have been infected for one hour.
Once the two hours are up, to prevent things from getting worse, they will be processed together, their bodies transported directly to the incinerator without contact. After the war ends, their ashes will be placed together in the collective memorial sculpture built by Leichakan for this war.
The list of names they are recording at this moment will also be included in it.
"Okay." Gallagher quickly understood what Qin Su meant. He used to think that the compliments that Class 6) said on the StarNet about Qin Su being kind and considerate were mostly just Class 6) having a lot of filters on them.
In retrospect, he was narrow-minded.
Assuming that what he has is indeed the Vaccine brought by Qin Su, and Qin Su has only given him one box so far, then what he has is priceless.
If this information were to reach other people who were also unfortunately infected with the Virus during this war, and whose status is higher than those who could be sent here for detention, it is highly likely that it would not be used on the Level 4 infected individuals who urgently need it now.
Qin Su didn't inform anyone else; he went straight here upon arrival... Gallagher's emotions were in turmoil.
So far, of all the teams that have come to support us, apart from the Vaccine researchers who were ordered by the President to enter this door to record in detail the various stages of the Virus's development, collect blood samples, isolate and differentiate them, etc., only Qin Su has voluntarily requested to enter this door.
Most of the troops and Military Academy sent from other planets would rather fight than expose themselves to an environment where the air might be filled with Virus.
Qin Su possessed absolute confidence. What Qin Su was carrying was most likely Vaccine that could combat the Doom473 Virus, ensuring he wouldn't put himself in danger. Of course, if Qin Su wanted to, Gallagher believed no one in the world was more dangerous than Qin Su.
For someone like that to personally bring the Vaccine... that's even more remarkable.
"Arrive."
Upon arriving at his destination, Gallagher composed himself and stopped walking.
"Hmm." Qin Su responded, glancing down at the hellish scene below, which he had already witnessed countless times through Electronic Eye. Unsurprisingly, he quickly looked away and turned to Gallagher. "Five minutes. I need 827 M-6050 Model Weapons."
Two hours is not a long time. Every half hour, a batch of infected people in the Level 4 Danger Zone are completely turned into Living Dead and then disposed of. The current batch of people in the Level 4 Danger Zone is the same number he saw when he was about to disembark from the Spaceship, a total of 827 people.
In fifteen minutes, they will lose their chance to recover.
Aside from the weapons provided by other planets and those allocated by the Federation, Leichakan doesn't have many advanced weapons. Weapons like the M-6050 are plentiful and can be easily acquired in a short time.
If Gallagher was unwilling, Qin Su wouldn't mind doing it himself. He knew exactly where the weapons he needed were stored, and the access permissions had been arranged in advance. He only needed Gallagher and the other people who were watching the situation or knew he was here and were on their way to see the results of the injection.
Meeting Qin Su's icy gaze, Gallagher, his heart already leaning towards Qin Su as he walked, nodded. "Wait a moment."
Gallagher quickly walked to the other side and brought over the things Qin Su needed.
The M-6050 model weapon is not very lethal; it can't simply blast the limbs or head of an infected person in one shot, rendering them incapacitated. Qin Su couldn't think of any other solution than to use it to inject infected people in the Level 4 Danger Zone.
Since Spaceship from the spaceship, Qin Su has acted decisively and with a clear objective, clearly indicating that he came prepared.
Things are already this bad. If Qin Su can't do anything about it, who knows how many more people will die before the Federation develops Vaccine. Now that Qin Su is willing to get involved, he naturally can't hold them back.
Judging from the way Qin Su looked at Liang Suoshao, even if Liang Su didn't do it, Qin Su had plenty of ways to achieve his goal.
Although the Fourth Military Academy students did not look around during their journey, they still caught glimpses of countless horrifying scenes out of the corner of their eyes.
Although he had gained some understanding of the shooting accuracy of the students in Class 6), it was the first time he had seen such a situation face to face. In order to avoid mistakes during the injection, Qin Su did not let the people on the list be idle.
The next second after Gallagher left, Qin Su easily selected the top 827 people based on the overall shooting strength ranking of Class 6) and sent the list to the group and the Optical Brain of the people on the list. "Everyone on the list, line up around the Level 4 Danger Zone."
The infection hazard zone is cylindrical, and from top to bottom, each hazard zone is connected vertically for convenient centralized treatment. Once a Level 4 Danger Zone has been treated, the next higher level will automatically move down.
Given their habits and orientation, Qin Su wasn't worried that they would look around aimlessly. He could only keep his eyes fixed on the infected people below. He didn't need to act like a villain who forced them to look.
"Yes."
(Class 6 were already used to Qin Su's simple and clear way of doing things. When the people on the list saw their names marked in red on the Optical Brain, under the gaze of others, no matter what they were thinking, they all seemed to obey Qin Su's orders without hesitation, leaving the group and standing in a circle around the cylindrical area.
In the assigned list, Qin Su divided the Level 4 Danger Zone into six areas, each with a group leader who assigned the recipients of the injections to their respective group members.
Seeing that the people who stepped forward were all from Class 6, some students from other classes of the Fourth Military Academy frowned, not understanding why Qin Su didn't use them, while others breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced that they didn't have to go themselves.
(Class 6 has a total of 999 people except for Qin Su. Among them, those not on the list of 827 are not only the new members of (Class 6, but also some of the original members of (6) Class 6. In fact, there are more original members of (Class 6 who are not on the list. The new members of (Class 6 feel strangely happy.
Although... the infected people in front of them, their faces disfigured by the Virus, scratching and tearing at themselves, with gray eyes and ferocious expressions, looked terrifying and inhuman, making them feel uneasy at the thought that they might become like that.
But this is the first time Qin Su has used the 'new 6' players so much, and no matter what they feel, they have to stay calm.
After all, the original (Class 6 members didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
The original (Class 6 members on the list had already seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die, and had also thought about their own various ways of dying. They had already 'accepted death' several times in their hearts. Apart from feeling sad about everything in front of them, they did not have much fear of becoming like that themselves.
The students of the Class of 27 Fourth Military Academy hunched over, watching the horrific state of the infected people in the circular corridor below, listening to their mournful cries and screams.
Their bodies hadn't yet rotted, but they could no longer feel pain. The gruesome wounds, torn open by themselves and others, emanated an aura of death at all times.
The atmosphere was terrifyingly oppressive. People kept glancing at Qin Su, but they couldn't see any emotion in his eyes, which convinced them that this wasn't the first time Qin Su had witnessed such a situation.
[Having retained a sliver of reason, I scratched myself raw, the thought of it is excruciating. I constantly tried to control myself from biting or scratching others. Forgive my bluntness, but the Empire has gone mad; they don't value human life.]
[You make the Federation sound so great. Many of the Federation's Military Districts also have humanoid weapons, they just haven't been revealed yet. What if they have a similar Virus?]
[Resist!]
[Let's forget about the Class of 27; there were plenty of talented people in the 24th and Class of 25. Why didn't Qin Su use them? Wasn't he afraid of hurting their feelings?]
[ (Class 6 haven't even used up all our own people, so how could they possibly get a turn? Our Su Bao is just openly applying double standards, so what? Don't ask us dormitory people why, ask them why they have the right, OK?]
Qin Su: "..."
Compared to the students in Class 6, he didn't know much about the shooting skills of other classes. Only with the students in Class 6 could he be more certain that they would really obey orders and wouldn't deliberately miss and waste Vaccines. After all, the students in Class 6 would silently compete with each other no matter what they did.
Five minutes didn't last long. Gallagher quickly waved to someone, urging them to hurry up even though the Transport machine was already running at its fastest speed.
Seeing the Transport stop through the Visual Helmet, Qin Su sent the list twice more to the group chat containing all four graduating classes and to the Optical Brain of those on the list. "One minute, complete your respective tasks and return to your teams."
"Yes!"
He thought Qin Su wouldn't use him, but he saw a message on his Optical Brain terminal, and the voice of the person from the Fourth Military Academy sounded slightly excited.
The mission was simply to deliver weapons and Vaccines to designated individuals.
After the students finished speaking, Qin Su said to Gallagher, "Open the box and let them take what they need. By the way, Captain Gallagher, I need a similar weapon."
"Good."
Gallagher nodded, opened the box, and quickly ran to the Transport vehicle. He took an M-6050 and a pointed bullet-shaped Vaccine that was clearly filled with light purple liquid. He walked to Qin Su's side and placed them in Qin Su's palm as Qin Su reached out.
To facilitate remote injection, the Vaccine was mass-produced in the form of ammunition for the M-6050 weapon. It only needs to be injected into the back of the neck of the infected person, and the medicine will be injected the moment it enters the skin.
"Thanks."
Having expressed his gratitude to Gallagher, Qin Su patiently waited a minute for the injection to pass before focusing intently on the selected injection target within the Level 4 Danger Zone.
Gallagher quickly replied, "It's nothing, you're welcome."
The others who had already received their weapons and ammunition watched Qin Su 'Qin Su every move, awaiting his new orders. After completing the distribution mission, the Fourth Military Academy students quietly returned to their original positions, craning their necks to look ahead.
Those who were with Gallagher to guide the group looked on with envy at the actions of the Fourth Military Academy personnel, either at Qin Su or at the people from Class 6) surrounding the Level 4 Danger Zone.
According to Xuan Jingcheng's original plan, he would only look at He Muzhi. However, although Qin Su did not say anything, his series of actions made him more and more certain that what he brought was the Doom473 Virus Vaccine. He could not stop it, and he could not even leave to tell the people in the Empire who had contacted him about this news. He was so anxious that he kept looking at Qin Su.
As the one-minute Countdown reached zero, Qin Su didn't hesitate to briefly remind the students in Class 6 around the Level 4 Danger Zone: "Watch out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Su swiftly and decisively loaded the Vaccine round into the M-6050. After loading, Qin Su aimed the muzzle at the target in the Level 4 Danger Zone, and the transparent shield that had been covering the Level 4 Danger Zone immediately opened.
The instant the weapon was opened, a 'whoosh' sound was heard, and the Vaccine bullet flew from Qin Su's weapon, embedding itself in the back of the neck of an infected person in the center.
The infected person who was injected let out a muffled groan, and he collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing, as he had been tearing at his scalp.
Gallagher: "!"
Although he was already inclined to believe that Qin Su had brought the Vaccine, seeing this situation made Gallagher's heart jump. He nervously took a few steps forward and met Qin Su's gaze. He immediately felt a chill run down his spine and froze on the spot.
Qin Su stopped Gallagher from moving forward and disrupting the students' actions. He said nothing, but simply handed the weapon, which he had just finished injecting, to Gallagher.
During the brief pause in Gallagher's hand, Qin Su once again turned his gaze to the driver's danger zone and gave the order.
(Class 6 students had just witnessed this scene when they heard Qin Su's voice ring out in the Full-Band Communication: "One-minute injection complete. No repeats allowed. The range is within a 10-centimeter radius outward from the center of my injection."
"Yes!"
After the students in Class 6 clearly saw Qin Su's injection location, they responded in unison, and according to the injection targets assigned to them by their respective group leaders, they quickly loaded their guns, aimed, and fired tensely under Qin Su's watchful gaze.
The students had different mindsets, and their actions varied in speed. After giving the order, Qin Su withdrew his gaze and glanced at the situation behind the Visual Helmet. He saw that many people had stepped back and held their breath because the top area of Level 4 Danger Zone was open to facilitate Vaccine.
The Combat Suits they were wearing didn't have an internal oxygen supply system. Seeing some people's faces turning blue and red under their helmets, Qin Su looked reassuringly at some of the Fourth Military Academy students who were clearly holding their breath, "Don't be nervous, it can't be transmitted through the air for now."
Qin Su doesn't know what the future holds, but all indications suggest that, at least for now, the Doom473 Virus has not shown any signs of being able to spread through the air.
He still needed them to stop the approaching people; how could he be busy holding his breath?
Besides, although every danger zone they came into saw was sealed and oxygenated, this space is so large and the circulation equipment isn't the latest. Based on the frequency of the infected people coming in and out, the entire space was already filled with the air left by their breaths during the journey here. There's no use in them holding their breath anymore; they've already breathed it all in.
The group from the Fourth Military Academy who had been angry thought Qin Su wouldn't pay attention to them, but they were caught red-handed by him. They looked embarrassed and subconsciously started breathing again.
Ta-da-ta-da...
'Almost everyone has arrived.'
Having pre-adjusted the hearing parameters of his Visual Helmet, Qin Su listened to the approaching footsteps. Seeing that there were still twenty-seven seconds left before the shooting ended, and some students hadn't completed their tasks, Qin Su, without turning around to avoid disturbing them, gave the order to the students from the Fourth Military Academy behind him, "Stop them."
The other students at the Fourth Military Academy, for no apparent reason, hadn't bothered to adjust the hearing settings on their Visual Helmets to the maximum. They hadn't heard anything other than screams and were completely puzzled.
'Why are you stopping me?'
The students from the Fourth Military Academy looked at each other, each seeing a blank expression in the other's eyes.
Xuan Jingcheng didn't hear the sound, but he could guess what it was. His gaze unconsciously fell on the unused Vaccine box, and a fervent light shone in his lowered eyes.
If he weren't afraid of attracting Qin Su's attention, and if Qin Su wasn't here, he would have already found a way to go and take some things.
With them in hand, what couldn't he get in return?
[If you don't understand, how did Qin Su know they were coming? I didn't see Qin Su do anything.]
[I definitely guessed it; the Boss Su strategist Su]
[Hilarious! They were too late, they couldn't get any. We told them not to come normally, and to use their power to prevent their family members from being locked up here if someone in their family was infected. Now they know they were wrong, but it's too late.]
[Hey, did you guys forget? There's still a small layer of unused Vaccines left in the box. We can still manage to snatch them, of course, provided they dare to take them from Qin Su.]
[Didn't you hear what the Boss 1 said? Stopping them definitely means he doesn't want to give them the item. I strongly suspect that the Boss 1 knows what kind of people they are and doesn't want to give it to them at all.]
[I'm still worried about getting infected through breathing and don't want to come in here. The group of people waiting outside wearing multiple layers of protective clothing were very 'foresighted,' since they would also be stopped if they came in (doge)]
Seeing the confusion in his classmates' eyes through the Visual Helmet, Qin Su didn't offer an explanation, but silently counted down in his mind.
As the countdown reached ten seconds, Qin Su, whose back was to the crowd behind him, heard a series of hurried footsteps and shouts. Someone was even willing to speak their true thoughts in front of a large group of people for the sake of their relatives and friends.
"Etc!"
"Wait a moment!"
"Please, Mr. Qin, save some for me! I'll do anything for you."
Upon hearing the voice and footsteps, the people from the Fourth Military Academy finally understood what Qin Su meant and immediately turned around and ran over quickly.
But when they arrived at the narrow Passageway, they were taken aback by the swarm of people rushing towards them, many of whom were familiar faces. Behind them was a large group of people, and there were quite a few of them. The students of the Fourth Military Academy were somewhat surprised and hesitated to stop their forced march. They were too afraid to stop them, and their first thought was that they were afraid of offending this group and that they would be in trouble when they returned.
The Class 6 the Class of 26 cohort who were unable to participate in the Vaccine and could only stay in the team did not care whether they were familiar faces or not. Even though the 'Federation Character Database' that Class 6 had worked together to complete in the group made it clear that the other party was not simple at a glance, they did not hesitate for a moment and obeyed Qin Su's order to take the lead in the charge.
"What's going on? What are you all standing there for? Charge!"
"Go go go, let's go... cough cough, stop them!"
Gallagher subconsciously glanced at the box containing the remaining Vaccines lying open on the table, staring intently at it, as if afraid it would vanish in the blink of an eye.
Xuan Jingcheng listened to the commotion outside, his eyes, like those of the other soldiers and students of Leichakan who remained there, fixed on the open box of Vaccines, praying in his heart that if the vaccinations started, he could take some with him in the chaos.
With the students from Class 6 taking the lead, the students from other classes, who were strong enough on their own, quickly made their choice between Qin Su and the group that Qin Su had asked them to stop, and quickly joined the group.
The other students from the Fourth Military Academy who had stopped to watch gritted their teeth and turned to join the ranks of those blocking the way.
Those who rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, along with their entourage, were all blocked by the Fourth Military Academy personnel, who used the narrow Passageway as an advantage to form a human wall, keeping them quite a distance from Qin Su.
They couldn't even see Qin Su's back.
Aiseboer: "..."
As expected of Qin Su, he had Vaccines but refused to give them to those in power, insisting on going straight to the centralized treatment area in Leichakan to give them to ordinary soldiers, students, and infected people with whom he had almost no connection. In less than twenty minutes after getting off the Spaceship, he had offended all the people who had no choice but to come to Leichakan.
Seeing Qin Su remain unmoved, his gaze still calmly fixed on the Level 4 Danger Zone, showing no intention of turning around, Aiseboer, who should have turned to negotiate, also remained rooted to the spot.
'If Qin Su doesn't move, neither will he; anyway, if the sky falls, Qin Su will hold it up.'